Claws - I think you got that slightly the wrong way around.
From Wikipedia:-
In some cases, one member of the firing squad may be issued a weapon containing a blank cartridge instead of one with a bullet, without telling any of them to whom it has been given. This is believed to reduce flinching by individual members of the firing squad, making the execution process more reliable. It also allows each member of the firing squad a chance to believe afterward that he did not personally fire a fatal shot.
That's 9 live, 1 blank. Might get messy if there was only one live.... ;0
